A Flea in Her Dome

A Flea in Her Dome

General

Production code:

151-522

Season №:

5

Episode №:

90a

Airdate:

August 1,2007
November 16,2007^[1][2]
December 12,2007
January 29,2008
February 16,2008

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July 25,2007
October 24,2007
November 2,2007 (unannounced)
November 6,2007 (official)
November 6,2007
November 12,2007
January 4,2008
March 8,2008
March 11,2008 (SRF ZWEI)
March 22,2008
March 30,2008
May 18,2008
May 26,2008 (Orf 1)
June 6,2008
June 28,2008
July 24,2008
November 3,2008
December 6,2008 (Star Channel)
December 10,2008 (Asia Television)
December 13,2008
February 9,2009 (EBS)
April 2,2010
May 9,2010
December 7,2010 (QTV)
February 9,2012 (Nickelodeon)
September 12,2013
March 14,2014 (Puls 2)
March 28,2015 (Nickelodeon)
November 23,2016
May 2,2018 (PLUS PLUS)
May 18,2018
May 24,2018 (TET)
November 2,2020 (ViuTVsix)
February 23,2022
April 5,2022

U.S. premiere time (ET):

5:00 pm

Copyright year:

2007

U.S. viewers (millions):

2.77

Running time:

10 minutes, 50 seconds

Sister episode(s):

"The Donut of Shame"
"The Krusty Plate"

Characters[]

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Patrick Star
• Squidward Tentacles
• Margie Star^(mentioned)
• Sandy Cheeks
• Fleas^(debut)
• Cross-eyed armadillo^(mentioned)
• Incidentals
  • Incidental 41
  • Incidental 14
  • Incidental 15
  • Incidental 17
  • Incidental 82
  • Incidental 48
  • Incidental 23
  • Incidental 10
  • Steve
  • Incidental 27
  • Incidental 46
  • Incidental 49
  • Tom
  • Incidental 92
  • Frank
  • Fred
  • Dale
  • Incidental F18
  • Incidental 21
  • Incidental 63
  • Frank (Valentine's Day)^{(orange; normal)}
  • Incidental 64
  • Incidental 106^{(normal; blue)}
  • Tuck Tucker
  • Judy
  • Harris
  • Incidental 2
  • Billy (Prehibernation Week)
  • Incidental 104
  • Incidental 67
  • Scooter (Inc 37B)
  • Incidental 13
  • Incidental 7
  • Incidental 60
  • Old Man Walker
  • Incidental 153
  • Incidental 152
  • Incidental 151

Synopsis[]

In the beginning of the episode, SpongeBob and Patrick are crying, because Sandy has gone toTexas for two whole days. They decide to take the time until she comes home to prepare for and throw her a welcome home party. During their party, SpongeBob and Patrick notice that Sandy is scratching and biting her fur. Sandy explains that upon her return from a science convention in Texas, she unknowingly brought back a flea. Sandy asks SpongeBob to open her briefcase and take out the flea collar.

The flea jumps out of her fur and lands on SpongeBob. SpongeBob gets bitten and grabs the collar. The flea then lands on Patrick and bites him, causing Patrick to take the collar. They then fight over the collar, which causes Sandy to grab the collar and wrap it around all three of them. The flea then reproduces, causing the flea collar to be eaten away, rending it useless. Fleas take over Sandy's treedome, and no one can escape the dome. Patrick blames Sandy for bringing the flea and getting infected, then SpongeBob blames for throwing the party, which causes SpongeBob and Patrick to fight. Sandy breaks up the fight and tells them that arguing is not going to help save themselves as long as they work together.

Patrick comes up with the idea of creating a tower to the tree, only to climb up and get an apple. Sandy is annoyed at Patrick's stupidity and the group takes refuge in the tree. But it proves to be useless as the fleas continue to spread all over the treedome.

SpongeBob states they may be living in a sea of fleas instead of salt water, thus giving Sandy an idea on how to get rid of the fleas. Sandy then crashes into the cauldron with fleas by infecting all their space in the dome with saltwater. This drowns and gets rid of the fleas, but all theBikini Bottom citizens are stuck in the dome at the end. SpongeBob tells Sandy its good to have her back, as the episode ends.

Production[]

It was added to the United States Copyright Catalog alongsideits sisterepisodes onMarch 2,2007.^[3]

Art[]

Music[]

  Tentacally Speaking - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card]
  Blue Tide - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob crying]
  Steel Licks 78 - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward gardening]
  Main Street - Alec Gould [SpongeBob and Patrick preparing for Sandy's arrival]
  Hello Sandy Song - Nicolas Carr ["Welcome home Sandy, you know that we missed ya..."]
  Wahini Wobble Full - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Sandy scratching herself]
  Vibe & Harp Hits - Nicolas Carr ["You ready?"]
  Drama Link (B) - Hubert Clifford [flea biting Sandy]
  Tentacally Speaking - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Sandy explains what a flea is]
  Dr Phibes - Adrian Wright ["I'm gonna turn into a vampire now!"]
  Six Powerful Cues (D) - Wilfred William Burns [Patrick takes the flea collar]
  Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [they fight over the collar]
  The Creature (a) - Gregor F. Narholz [Flea lays eggs and two fleas emerge from them/Three fleas jump off of SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy/Fleas multiplying]
  House Of Horror - Larry Hochman [fleas biting SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy]
  Squanny Smooth Jazz - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [plays on Squidward's headphones]
  Spongemonger - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Sandy stepping on fleas]
  Drama Link (D) - Hubert Clifford [SpongeBob screams]
  Big Bad Giant - Paddy Kingsland ["Okay, you know what?"]
  Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr ["I do not play games."]
  They'Re Coming! - Trevor Duncan [they hide in the treehouse]
  Thats It ! - Nicolas Carr [Sandy gets an idea]
  West Side Rumble - Sam Spence [fleas washed away]
  Tentacally Speaking - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [ending]

Release[]

Broadcast[]

• This and its sister episodes premiered in the second week of theSpongeBob's NEW Week event.

Distribution[]

• This episode is available on theTo Love a Patty,SpongeBob's Pest of the West (UK version),Season 5 Volume 2,Sportingly Sandy,SpongeBob StarPants,The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection,The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection,Kids Double Pack: Volume 6,The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set,SpongeBob's Legendary Adventures,Bob Esponja Cumple 10 Años,SpongeBob Pack: Volume 3,The Fifth & Sixth Seasons,2-Movies-Edition Volume 2,Really Big Box Set,First 100 Episodes,Holidays with SpongeBob 3-DVD Gift Set,SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 7,The Best 300 Episodes Ever,Complete Fifth Season,Beware the Hooks,From the Beginning, Part 2, andThe Best 200 Episodes Ever DVDs.
• It is also a bonus feature on theBack at the Barnyard: Club Otis DVD in the UK.

Trivia[]

General[]

• When Patrick regurgitates Sandy's cake, it is in the shape of Texas.
• When Sandy opens the door, the water in the ocean is all filled up, similar to "Reef Blower."
• In this episode, SpongeBob does not know what fleas are, but in "Squirrel Jokes," he makes fun of how squirrels have many fleas.
• This is the first time in the series that "Tentacally Speaking" plays.
• This is the second episode Sandy is seen without her helmet and wearing her suit inside her treedome. The first episode this happened was in "Chimps Ahoy."
• This is the third episode Sandy wears her bikini in public. The others are "Procrastination," "Karate Island," "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy," and "Squirrel Jelly."
• The badly-played fanfare heard in this episode when SpongeBob says "Patrick, to the Treedome!" (also heard in "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob," "Appointment TV," andThe Patrick Star Show episode "Movie Stars") was performed byStephen Hillenburg himself, according toa tweet from sound designerJeffrey Hutchins.
• This is the second episode where an insect is loose in Sandy's treedome. The first is "Wormy."

Dub facts[]

• In the Welsh dub,Luke Brookshier,Tom King, andSteven Banks are all listed as writers of this episode, even though Brookshier and King did not write this episode. They both are also erroneously listed as storyboard directors.

Episode references[]

• The scene where SpongeBob and Patrick cry tears onto each other is similar to a scene fromThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie where they do the same as they realize they lost thePatty Wagon in the middle of nowhere.
• When Squidward does a power walk, he says, "Heel, toe, heel, toe," just like in "Bucket Sweet Bucket."
• When Squidward is power walking, the song he is listening to sounds similar to the smooth jazz song from "The Thing."
  • It can also be heard in "Bucket Sweet Bucket" and "Enchanted Tiki Dreams."

Cultural references[]

• The title references the name of the play "A Flea in HerEar."

Errors[]

• When SpongeBob says, "Glad to have you back, Sandy," the outline to Sandy's helmet almost disappears.
• When Patrick talks about being bit by "vampire flea," after he falls on the ground, his flea bites are gone.
• When Sandy says "There is no such thing as vampires," the flea collar that SpongeBob was wearing is gone, and it comes back when Patrick is about to take it from SpongeBob.
• When the flea hatches two eggs, more than three jump out.
• When one of the fleas lands on SpongeBob, the top of his tie turns white for a moment.
• Patrick cannot possibly eat the apple from Sandy's tree since he is wearing a water helmet.
• Patrick eats an apple from Sandy's tree, while the tree is obviously an oak tree. In a later scene, Sandy even picks an acorn to throw at the fleas.
• When Sandy moves her arm to look at the flea, bubbles appear, despite there being no water in the treedome.

• During the second last shot of the episode, Incidental 13's right eye is yellow.

• At the end of the episode Patrick, SpongeBob, and Sandy have a glow on the outline of their bodies.

• After the end of credits on the Amazon Prime Video release with its sister episodes, textless versions of the title cards, the international theme song, a textless version of the credits after the title card, and a textless version of the end credits play, likely due to erroneously including international production material after the episode.

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